Cuff-button



(NoMbdeL) W. G. SUTTON.

CUFF BUTTON. No. 552,154. Patented Dec. 31, 189-5.

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WILLIAM G. SUTTON, OF WINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

CUFF-BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,154, dated December31, 1895. Application filed April 30, 1895. Serial No. 547,677. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. SUTTON, of Winston, in the county ofForsyth and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and ImprovedOuif-Button, of which the fol lowing is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved cuff-buttonarranged to button a cuff and to hold the latter always in the sameposition relative to the coat-sleeve or other part of the wearers dress.

The invention consists of abutton provided with a clamping deviceadapted to engage the coat-sleeve.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improvement as applied, parts beingin section. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of theimprovement, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the same.

The improved cuff-button is provided with a suitable base A, from whichextends a shank B, engaging at its upper end a pivot 0 held in the headD of the button. From the upper end of the shank B extends sidewise anarm E formed by an upwardly-extending lug E adapted to engage part ofthe dress, preferably the sleeve, against a series of serrations orteeth D formed on the bottom of the head D, as is plainly illustrated inthe drawings. It will be seen that by this arrangement the cuff-buttoncan be securely attached to the coat-sleeve or other part of the wearersdress to hold the cuff always in the same position relative to thecoat-sleeve.

On the shankB is arranged a spring F, engaging with its free end aprojection of the head D, so as to hold the lug E of the clamp. ing-armE firmly in engagement with the coatsleeve. Now it will be seen that bythe arrangement described the button can be readily used for buttoningthe cuffs in the usual manner, and then when the cuff is placed inposition on the wearers arm the operator presses the forward end of thehead D, so as to cause the latter to swing upward at the part carryingthe serrations D to form an opening between the said serrations and thelug E to pass the edge of the coat-sleeve between the open parts, asindicated in Fig. 1, after which the operator releases the press ure onthe head D to permit the spring F to close the clamping-lug E firmlyagainst the coat-sleeve to press the latter against the serrations D,thus holding the cuff-button to the coat-sleeve.

It will be seen that the device is very simple and durable inconstruction, can be readily used for buttoning the ends and for holdingthe latter always in the desired position relative to the coat-sleevewithout exposing part of the clamping device or hiding the head of thebutton.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a cuff button, the base piece, the shankextended therefrom, the head pivotally connected to the shank, an armextended laterally from the upper portion of the shank and having itsend turned at an angle to the main portion, and the spring extended fromthe shank to an engagement with the head, substantially as specified.

2. Inacuffbutton, the base piece, the shank projected therefrom andhaving the laterally extended arm, the end of said arm being turned atsubstantially right angles to the main portion, the head pivoted totheshank and having the serrations, and the spring extended from theshank to an engagement with the head.

WVILIJIAM G. SUTTON.

Witnesses:

A. Q. DAVIS, J H. Ross.

